Comparing Devolved Governance

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Identifies similarities and differences in the operation of devolved governance in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland and reassesses the nature of asymmetric devolutionIn Scotland the new financial framework giving a block grant to councils had
allowed them the freedom to retain savings. ... SOAs cover local councils and
also community planning partnerships and are meant to give local councils
greater flexibility to make decisions on where money should be spent to achieve
agreed outcomes. ... Research by Park and Kerley (2011) has shown scepticism
about central government freeing up local government and few manageable
results to date.

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Comparing Devolved Governance

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Derek Birrell

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Palgrave Macmillan - 2012-03-29

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